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Can't run or find downloads (one of many problems)

I first had a random audio ad play in the background about a month ago like another user posted. I thought I'd get Malwarebytes, but after it appeared to download, I could not open the containing folder, nor was the file in my downloads. (running Firefox) A pdf will open in the reader, but if I try to save it the same thing occurs.

I used a jumpdrive to get Malwarebytes, but scans won't complete and the program locks up. I used Dropbox to get the DDS log program. We just had guests stay with us last week, and this is the first time I've been back on the PC. As soon as I opened Firefox, someone or thing had installed some sweetpacks thing.

I ran the DDS log before I noticed the sweetpacks. It showed as an Add-on in Firefox and I have since disabled it from within Firefox.

One of the steps in the prep guide is to use a firewall. My windows firewall (Vista Home Premium) appears to have been disabled and it would not allow me to enable it. I again used Dropbox to install Privatefirewall to have something running.

Trying. I don't know if you saw the first scan took just over an hour. This scan is way beyond that. It hasn't stopped completely, so I don't know if I should cancel and restart since there is no guarantee the next scan will be any quicker. The file name being scanned changes every now and then, but the whole scan has lasted several hours, like 8. Other processes seem to be acting normal, but I don't use this machine much. Unless you tell me otherwise, I'll keep letting the scan go and hopefully have something to post tonight.

I finally had to cancel and restart my computer. After that I was able to complete a scan and CleanUp. I ran another scan after rebooting and it came back clean.

I downloaded Avast and it went to the correct folder so I think that issue is resolved. I have not installed it yet.

I still have a few concerns.

1. When I click on a new tab in Firefox, it opens with a start.sweetpacks.com page. At the moment I have bing.com as my home page. If I open Firefox or click on the Home icon, it correctly goes to Bing. sweetpacks only shows up with a new tab.

2. Upon startup, some program upsmw.exe shows briefly in the title box of a window then goes away. When Privatefirewall starts running it immediately flags the application and I click to block it. The name appears to be in Russian. Even though I clicked to block it, I see it running in Task Manager and the PrivateFirewall process monitor.

3. Another program I blocked is "adobe flash player updater.job". This I don't see as running. I only see it now as a blocked application in PrivateFirewall.